give someone a good working over



give someone a (good) working over

tv. to scold or beat someone. The boss gave me a good working over before firing me.
See also: give, good, working

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Salvadorsahl-bah-DHORSpanish
VilÉM-Czech
Simin-Persian
Lucia['lu:sjə]
PavelPAH-vyel (Russian), PAH-veel (Russian)Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian
SabrİYe-Turkish